Soon, in Zhangjiakou Fort, there were groups of Ming soldiers everywhere, directly smashing the door open, rushing in with weapons in a combat manner, and those with loud voices shouted loudly, so that all the people in the house went out immediately.

Of course, there are also mansions that have been bolted from the inside. Regarding this situation, some soldiers of the Ming army shouted loudly inside: "Listen to the people inside, the court will arrest the Qin criminals, and the court will open the door immediately." Otherwise, it is regarded as resisting arrest, and the knife and gun have no eyes. ”

Some mansion doors, after such a roar, finally opened. However, some houses still do not open. In this regard, the soldiers of the Ming army are not polite, if they can bump away, they will hit it directly, and if they can't bump away, they will turn the wood over and bump it away.

For those who took the initiative to open the door, the soldiers of the Ming army just drove everyone out, which was generally polite.

But for those who were knocked open the door, it was not so polite. As long as it was a man, they were all beaten and then driven out.

As it slowly darkened, the action continued. Everywhere there were torches lit, and they moved overnight. Everyone and others were to be driven out of the house and rushed to the square inside the fort to watch the detention. There is no one else's house anymore, and there are also soldiers who will search it again to make sure nothing is missing. It can be said that Zhangjiakou Fort has never been so lively and panicked!

In front of a mansion, two large stone lions sat and lay there with their teeth and claws. On the plaque at the door, the words "Liang Mansion" are written.

At the entrance of the house, there were already groups of soldiers of the Ming Army standing in line, holding torches, burning the firelight, reflecting the red of the house gate. A Ming army general flag said to a thousand households: "My lord, it's on the inside, and you can't open it." ”

The Qianhu listened, looked at the words "Liang Mansion", and heard the movement from behind the door, so he sneered and said, "Do you still want to die and struggle? ”

"Phew", and then he immediately ordered: "Archer on the roof, see that there are resistors, shoot!" ”

"Yes!" The banner replied loudly, and then immediately waved his hand, and archers climbed up from the houses on either side. At the same time, the striking wood continued to hit.

"Bang, bang, bang......"

Soon, some archers climbed to the roof, and without hesitation, they began to shoot arrows when they saw a group of housekeepers pushing the door behind the gate.

At the same time as the sound of the bowstring sounded, the screams rang out.

The Ming archers obviously did not aim at the vital parts, but only shot and wounded, causing them to roll on the ground and scream.

Just like that, the family behind the door scattered in a hurry. Immediately, with a "bang", the door had no support behind it, and it was knocked open by the bumpering wood.

Seeing this scene, the thousand households sneered and said, "Don't measure yourself!" ”

The soldiers of the Ming army, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately rushed in, like a torrent.

In the backyard of the house, Liang Guest, one of the eight Jin merchants, looked panicked, was busy, and was annoyed by the crying concubines around him, so he stepped forward and kicked them all down, and shouted at the same time: "Master, I'm not dead yet!" Howl again, believe it or not, kill you sluts first? ”

Suddenly, the crying stopped. Because they know that their master is not a good man and a woman, and he will really kill him when he says he will kill him!

Although there was no crying, the noise outside could be heard more clearly. Liang was so anxious that he hurriedly went out of the room, and said to the housekeeper who was waiting at the door: "Quick, find a place to hide." ”

When the housekeeper saw this, he was about to speak, when suddenly a housekeeper ran over, very embarrassed, and at the same time shouted: "Master, it's not good, ...... master"

However, when he saw Guest Liang, it was as if someone had choked his neck, and his shouting stopped abruptly, with a stunned look.

When Guest Liang saw it, he knew why he had this expression, so he immediately shouted: "Don't call master, you don't know me, understand?" ”

The family nodded subconsciously, just like this, at a glance, you can know what the master wants to do?

Liang remembered the appearance of this Ding running in fear, so he hurriedly said: "What's the matter, how long can the front door last?" ”

As soon as he said this, he heard a bunch of footsteps, and when he looked up, his legs suddenly became weak, and his face was full of despair.

The soldiers of the Ming army rushed to him, and while ordering them to lie down, they asked sharply: "Where is the guest Liang?" Say! ”

asked by name, so that the Liang guests who were already lying on the ground couldn't help but be frightened, could it be, the Ming army came at him?

From beginning to end, he only knew that the Ming army was arresting Qin criminals. Although he feels that he may have his share, people are lucky after all, and they don't think that they are the primary target.

But at this time, he was a little sure that he was one of the prisoners in the mouth of the Ming army.

He was thinking about it when his butler suddenly pointed to another door and said, "My lord, Mr. Liang ran away from there." ”

When the officer at the head heard this, he immediately waved his hand and said, "Leave a few people to watch, and the others will search with me!" ”

When Guest Liang heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and he could hide for a while.

But at this moment, a woman's scream suddenly sounded inside the door: "My lord, the one wearing a woman's clothes is Guest Liang!" ”

When the officer heard this, he immediately stared at Liang Guest, and said with a sneer on his face: "I'm also strange, it's really strange that a big man is wearing women's clothes!" ”

As he spoke, he suddenly stepped on the hand of the butler lying on the ground, and said again: "What a bold man, should he be the sworn friend of the Liang thief?" ”

However, all that answered him was the screams of the butler.

The officer didn't care, turned his head to look at the family, and said coldly: "Say, who is the guest of Liang?" ”

That Ding is actually one of Liang's close confidants, otherwise, he would not be qualified to come to the backyard to complain. But at this time, he looked at the tragic situation of the housekeeper, without the slightest hesitation, and pointed to the Liang guest who was wearing a woman's clothes and said: "It's him, it's him, he's the Liang guest!" ”

The officer was obviously very cautious, and immediately had a few people brought in to identify him, and after finally confirming it, he ordered: "Go and tell the Governor that the guest of the Qin prisoner Liang has been arrested!" ”

The mansions of the other seven Jin merchants are all treated with the Liang Guest's Mansion. The people inside were not driven out, but were controlled by the Ming army and searched and detained on the spot. Their task is to catch the key criminals as soon as possible, that is, the eight Jin merchants.

About an hour later, news came to Hong Chengchou one after another.

The Qin prisoner Liang guest, dressed in women's clothes, tried to hide in the shadows, and has been captured.

When he was searched by the officials and soldiers, he fell into the pit, salvaged it, and was captured.

Qin prisoner Tian Shenglan, hiding in a secret room, was reported by his subordinates, and has been found out and captured.

Jin Liangyu, a prisoner of Qin, hid on the beam, fell off the beam during the search, broke his foot, and was captured.

There are still four important criminals appointed by the emperor, and there is no news yet.

Hong Chengchou is not in a hurry, in this chaotic situation, it is already beyond expectations to be able to catch four at once. Other people may not be in their own house, or in the house, but it is not necessary to hide very deeply, the time is too short, and it is normal not to be caught.

The most important thing after entering the city is to keep all the food and grass materials, and the second is to capture the eight major prisoners headed by him. Therefore, Hong Chengchou's attention is more focused on grain and grass materials.

Now in his hands, there are many lists of grain and grass materials. There are many more, and they are still being counted, and it is likely to take a few days before all the grain and grass supplies are actually counted.

Looking at the list already in his hand, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but marvel in his heart. These Jin merchants are really rich, and they can hoard so many materials, and it is estimated that the grain and grass materials in several surrounding provinces have been collected by them.

Looking back, at this time, he also understood why the emperor said that these Jin merchants should die, raid their homes, and destroy their clans, and no one would have an opinion.

These large quantities of grain and grass materials were sent to Liaodong by them, so the territory of the Ming Dynasty, especially in the north, where there were originally few materials, would exacerbate the lack of materials, which would cause more people in the Ming Dynasty to either starve to death or rebel recklessly.

And Liaodong Jianyu's side, after having so many materials, not only does not have to worry about hunger, but also can strengthen its strength. Looking back, he was able to deal with the Ming Dynasty with a stronger army.

This comes and goes, I don't know how many Ming people, and Ming soldiers will indirectly die on the capture of these Jin merchants.

Judging from their scale, their deal with Liaodong Jianguo should be more than one or two times, looking at their so many materials, as well as so many ordnance, iron and gunpowder, it is simply all-inclusive, no wonder after so many years of war, Jianyu not only did not drag down, but became stronger and stronger!

These Jin merchants, damn it!

Thinking of these things, Hong Chengchou got up from his seat and said to the head of the factory guard waiting beside him: "Go ahead, interrogate immediately, ask for the details of these Qin criminals, and explain their comrades." ”

Interrogating prisoners is the specialty of factory guards. The purpose of them coming together is not only to raid the Jin merchants together, but also to interrogate these Jin merchants.

Therefore, after hearing Hong Chengchou's agreement, they immediately received the order excitedly, and then went down the arrow tower.

As for Hong Chengchou himself, he walked to the window and saw Zhangjiakou Fort red by torches, looking at countless figures, his eyes were slightly cold.

The people in this fort should have fallen into the eyes of money. In their eyes, there is no trace of the way of sages and sages, the heart of shame!

The people in this fort actually deserve to be killed more than those thieves!

At least there are many thieves who really can't survive anymore, so they have to rebel, and they have no choice.

However, the people in this fort, for their own selfishness and money, I don't know how many wives they have killed and their families have been ruined!

Hong Chengchou thought about the red circle marked by the emperor on the map in the Imperial Horse Prison Yamen, and it can be said that almost all of the prefectures near the border passes in Shanxi are rotten.

This time, the Son of Heaven entered the country quietly, and it was arrested according to the crime of rebellion, and it should be reported and reported!

Therefore, Hong Chengchou didn't care about the faint crying at all, turned back to the arrow tower, and rested by himself.

When it was dawn the next day, the Son of Heaven began to change the guard. The results of the night were also presented to Hong Chengchou.

Not to mention more grain and grass materials, the four major Jin merchants who have been captured have basically recruited them under the "hospitality" of the factory guards. There are also their henchmen, and there are also confessions, which are a complete chain of evidence, not just the confessions of a single person.

These Jin merchants, from the period of wild boar skin, have begun to have a relationship with Liaodong Jianyu. It was Fan Yongdou who took the lead in trading with Jianyu, because Jianyu was generous and profitable, so the scale of their transactions with captives became larger and larger, and there were more and more types. It can be said that most of their wealth has been accumulated through the smuggling of He Jianyu.

There was no accident, they also confessed, it was they who fell in love with Chen Xinjia, used money to open the way, and supported Chen Xinjia all the way to the position of governor of Xuanfu. Later, he bribed Yang Sichang, who was the governor of Xuanda at the time, to make him the umbrella of the Jin merchants. Later, through Yang Sichang's way, he promoted Chen Xinjia as the governor of Xuanda.

In addition, there are many officials in the DPRK and China who have accepted bribes from them. It's just that there are not as many as Yang Sichang's side.

Looking at these confessions, Hong Chengchou felt that these Jin merchants used the large amount of money in their hands to compile a very large net. In officialdom, in the army, there are all of them. Especially under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Xuanda, the lords and generals of all places are their people.

Among these confessions, the most surprising thing for Hong Chengchou was a piece of news about Lu Xiangsheng.

During Lu Xiangsheng's tenure as the governor of Xuanda, oil and salt were not entered, and the armaments were reorganized, which hindered the smuggling plans of these Jin merchants, especially because of the grain policy, asking them to pay more money and grain, which made them feel that it was even worse.

Therefore, after they tried to bring down Lu Xiangsheng in the officialdom and failed, they used the next means to send people to Lu Xiangsheng's hometown and secretly killed Lu Xiangsheng and his father. Under Ding's worries, Lu Xiangsheng had to resign from the post of governor of Xuanda, thus giving Chen Xinjia the opportunity to take over as governor of Xuanda.

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou was very angry. These Jin merchants, for the money in their eyes, are simply doing everything, and they can use any means, which is simply to the point of madness.

After reading the confession, Hong Chengchou asked him to immediately send the confession back to Jingshi. At the same time, he ordered that the remaining four Jin merchants must be found, especially that Fan Yongdou, who is the leader, and he must find out, and he must not be allowed to slip away.

As a result, the soldiers of the Son of Heaven immediately began to act again.

On the one hand, for the mansions of the four Jin merchants, dig three feet into the ground and continue to search to see if there are any secret rooms or secret passages that have not been discovered; On the other hand, the people who have been driven out began to identify each other, investigated everyone, and offered a reward, as long as they were not the main culprits, and the four major Jin merchants were identified, they could be exempted.

In this way, it is really rewarding.

Called heaven said

I was temporarily called to work an extra shift tonight, so the update was late.